Severe Weather

Snow, Ice and Winter Weather

When winter weather hits, safety is our number one concern. Buses may experience delays or need to use alternate routes during severe weather. RideKC Freedom paratransit service may also be affected by winter weather. Check this website or call 816-221-0660 for the latest information about how conditions are impacting transit.

Tune into local news broadcasts for announcements of service delays. Track your KCATA bus with WebWatch or the RideKC app.

The reroutes listed below are common problem spots during inclement weather. Make sure you are familiar with them before severe weather hits. Conditions may make additional reroutes and or delays necessary. RideKC Freedom service may also be affected by winter weather.

Routes affected by Snow Plan

Check the list to see if your route is part of the Snow Reroute Plan.

10 Woodland-Brooklyn. Buses will not travel on Woodland or Vine between 18th and 25th. Instead, buses will travel on 18th to 25th via Brooklyn.

18 Indiana. Buses will use 68th St. between Cleveland and Jackson instead of 68th Terr.

31 31st Street. Buses will use 40 Hwy. to Sterling Ave. Buses will not use Pittman Rd. in either direction, nor travel through Stonegate Meadows Apts.

47 Broadway. Eastwood Hills buses will use 51st St. between Eastwood Trafficway and Sni-A-Bar Rd., if Ararat is impassable.

52 Ward Parkway Limited. Buses will not use Madison or Belleview between 47th and Westport. Buses will use Roanoke then resume regular route.

571 71 Highway (a.m. only). Buses will use 71 Hwy. 71 between Red Bridge and Bannister Rd. Buses will not use Hillcrest in either direction.

RideKC Flex Snow Pick-up & Drop-off Plan

During bad weather, road conditions may not allow RideKC Flex to reach certain parts of a Service Area. Travel may be restricted to major streets. Customers may need to go to a major street to catch RideKC Flex. During inclement weather, call the RideKC Flex office at 816-346-0346 to check travel restrictions.

Park & Rides

If you are a park and ride customer, please be aware that KCATA crews clear some of the park and rides while other park and rides are cleared by the owners of the property. View all Park and Ride locations. KCATA crews will be out long before rush hour on heavy snow days to make sure the following park and rides are cleared as quickly as possible.

Other Park & Rides will be cleared by property owners as quickly as possible.

RideKC Johnson County Snow Plan

When the RideKC Snow Plan is in effect, the Johnson County routes included in the table below may have limited service.

On RideKC social media and on RideKC.org, look for this announcement: "Routes is in effect for a.m. and/or p.m. trips on [time]. Northbound trips will begin at [time] and southbound trips will begin at [time]."

Plan to board your bus at your usual boarding location.

Upon the Snow Plan announcement, Johnson County routes will begin service so that northbound buses depart the designated location 90 minutes before southbound buses, unless otherwise announced.

(Route 510 westbound will depart 90 minutes before eastbound trips).

Buses will provide one trip from:

Route

A.M. Northbound

A.M. Southbound

P.M. Northbound

P.M. Southbound

401

137th & Antioch

Universities MAX

137th & Antioch

Universities MAX

402

Oak Park Mall

16th & Central

127th & Mur-Len

16th & Central

403

K-7 & Santa Fe

12th & Washington

K-7 & Santa Fe

12th & Washington

404

Rosana Square

12th & Washington

Rosana Square

12th & Washington

405

107th & Nall

No service

No service

12th & Washington

435

Regular service, unless otherwise announced

Regular service, unless otherwise announced

Regular service, unless otherwise announced

Regular service, unless otherwise announced

475

KU Edwards

75th & Troost (MAX)

KU Edwards

75th & Troost (MAX)

482

No service

No service

No service

No service

495

87th & Scarborough

74th Terr. & Broadway

74th Terr. & Broadway

87th & Scarborough

510*

JCCC (westbound)

KU - Lawrence

JCCC (westbound)

KU - Lawrence

519

Old 56 Hwy. & Robinson

See 519/595 below

See 519/595 below

12th & Washington

563

K-7 Santa Fe

No Service

No Service

12th & Washington

569

151st & Mur-Len

No Service

No Service

12th & Washington

595

New Century Pkwy.

See 519/595 below

See 519/595 below

12th & Washington

519/595

See 519 or 595 above

12th & Washington

New Century Pkwy.

See 519 or 595 above

Overland Park Flex Service (482) will not operate when the RideKC Snow Plan is ineffect. All buses will travel the regular route, unless street closures or other road incidents require detours.

Expect longer than usual wait times between northbound to southbound transfers at the Mission Transit Center. Southbound to northbound transfers will not be possible.